April 27, 2008

Live Webcast of a Collossal Squid Dissection Coming Up - lets go watch them chop this fat bastard up.

Schedule 27 April: Thawing starts 28-29 April: Examination of four giant squid 30 April: Examination of the colossal squid 1 May: > Series of lectures - The Quest for knowledge: the elusive giant and colossal squid > Science Express - Colossal squid: the dissection 2 May: Series of lectures - The Quest of knowledge: the elusive giant and colossal squid The thawing and examinations will be filmed and broadcasted via a webcam. The video will be available from this website starting Sunday 27 April.

posted by Hank Mabuse 16 years ago
  • Squids are of course related to Octopuses and Goats.
  • I was watching this on the teevee, with an interview with one of the scientists. Scientist: We're going to insert a probe *ahem.. this may be uncomfortable..er* up into its anus. Oh yeah? Uncomfortable for whom?
  • Wow, I might actually watch this. Thanks!
  • Just had a peek in and it looks as if it's out of the thawing bath and on the dissection table, but not much activity going on yet. No goats in sight. *is thankful that the internets do not yet offer smell-o-vison*
  • Scientist: We're going to insert a probe *ahem.. this may be uncomfortable..er* up into its anus. *worries if the Greys have such webcasts*
  • HA! Those guys over there stole our FFP! Hankers beat them to it. You rock, Hank.
  • Cut me off a bit o' the tentacle, and pass the dipping sauce, mind.
  • This squid looks to be covered with red blood, but that can't be what that is, because as said here "the oxygen binding ability of the squid's blood... contains a copper-based protein that turns blue when it binds oxygen but is clear without oxygen."
  • Y'know, I'm glad of the scientific knowledge we'll gain from dissecting the beastie, but DO NOT WANT TO WATCH
  • "the oxygen binding ability of the squid's blood... contains a copper-based protein that turns blue when it binds oxygen but is clear without oxygen." OMG! Squids are Luxan!
  • Kiwi barbarian scientists ate part of the colossal squid!!!! Reportedly tasted like chicken. Not the Colossal Squid. One of the other ones they had, just for snacking on.
  • Not to mention the 27CM EYES OMG.
  • It is very dark where they live.